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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
Murder a, AI,neimcr, Arh.

Special Dispatch TO the Appeal. 80
PiNEBLurr, Ark, Dec. a. AZ Altbeimer.
In this county, today, II. T. Roberts fatally
shot G. s. Barroque. Barroque was un-
armed Both arc reputable farmers. A
few months since, Roberts killed his faith
er.in.law, Julian Bogy, and WAS acquitted.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
A HUSBAND pEATER SHOT.
A Much Abused Benedict Has His
Revenge.

ReVonge.
Special Dlspatch to the Appeal.
HELENA, Ark, Dec. 2.-This afternoon
at 9 o'clock "Tho" Hamilton, white en-
gincer, shot his wife three times with a
pistol. Ono Of the shots took effect in her
breast, the second in her arm and the
third in her shoulder. They have been
married only a short while, and have not
gotten along very well. The wife is phys.
ically the stronger Of the two, and would
frequently beat Hamilton with anything
that would come TO hand. Today Hamil.
ton returned from n trip, and accused her
OF uniaiihiulness 10 him, whcrcupon she
Immediately attempted TO strike him,
when he pulled his pistol and fred the
three barrels into her before she could
make her escape. lie is now in jail The
woman's wounds are painful, but not nee.
cssarily fatal.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
SERIOUS RloriNa.

Some serious nuling occurred in the
Place de Ia Concorlc last evening The
mounted guard charged the crowd and
several revolver shots were fired ut the
police. later they were reinforced with
infantry and a flesh charge l,us made,
when sixty persons we've injured.
4 socialist meeting was held in the Sale
Dayic astcycning. Violent speeches wen,
made aud the crowd shouted "A llas
tcry,h "Niyc llnulanpcr,n etc.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

Midnight There was much less excite.
mcnt in this city tonight than on the pre-
vious night. Knots ol curious people col
lcctcd from time Ia time, but were easily
dispersed. A few persons received slight
injuries in sculllcs with the police. Louis
Michel was lorcihlv removed from the
entrance Of the lAlnis Bourbon and was
then liberated. Deputy Basly was ar
rested.
The senators and the moderate deputies
generally ahstaincd from taking part In to-
days test bnlloting. The plcnary meeting
To he held at Versailles tomorrow morning
viii afford bcttOr indication vi the final
result.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

The trial Of Joseph .. Thyng, the Bui.
ialo shoe dealer, ON trial lor arson, Was
concluded yesterday morning, nnd 10
suited IN q verdict Oi no, guilty.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

socialists, followed by big crowd com
posed of all elements. started for the Hotel
de Vile. Police and cavalry charged the
mob, which ptalltcd with vocy Of
stones, 4 number OF persons were wound
ed, The mob was dis crsed.
NM, Gayardic, Lcmoinnc and Lcbar.
tard supported VI. Grcvy in the Senate,
and NM. Gillct Gwilot and De Manly
supported him in the Chamber. Dcps,ics
who had advised the President not 10 re-
sign voted against him
During the charge on the pont de Ia
Concordc, u guard unshCathcd his sword
lie was assaulted with Volley of paving
stones, which were torn mp in the twink
ling of an eye, AMI his millc was seized
and n man beat him with u loaded stick.
In the lobby OF the Chamber tinancicrs
interested in Panama and Suez canal
shares made strenuous efforts to insure
the election oi VI, De fpcyinct or W.
Ferry giving the preference to VI. Ferry
because IL is thought he would more likely
be firm against possible opposition in Amer
icatoaloan guaranteed 10y France, andmight
also he expected TO patronizea lottery loan
In any case, II is thought, NJ. Ferry would
eagerly protect French interests in the
Panama canal, while NJ. DE Frcycinct's
feelings in the matter would be more pla.
tonic. Large sums will probably be spent
TO get their candidate elected.
VI Camclmat aud Duquercy, extremist
deputies, with Earnest Roche, Of the In
transigeant, tried TO hnmngue crowd in
front Of the Palas Bourbon, hut were pre-.
vented 10y the police. Afterwarl they pro-
cccdcd To the Hotel de Willie followed by
q mob. The guards dispersed the crowd,
but permitted the two deputies TO enter
The municipal council was then discussing
a proposal 10 proceed To the Palais Bour.
bon tomorrow TO demand that the Cham.
her save the republic VI. Camcina, ob.
tanned u icrvcnt hearing The municipal
council agreed Low vote oi ~ 10 rs 10 ask
an audience with the Chamber of Dcpu.
ties.
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nm. CARLISLE INTERVIEWED.

In conversation with your correspondent
today, Mr. Carlisle spoke very confidently
Of the prospect Of passing n satisfactory
tariff measure at the coming session, and
hoped that il could be framed without the
necessity Of holding q Democratic caucus
10 consider the matter. lie said positively
that he bad no bill pronared.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

From the above article, Il is quite
likely that the sufferers by the recent
cotton fires 10 ibis city will have no
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
nEpREsENTAIIYE MIIIs.

A Washington special 10 the New York
Tribune SAYS "rhe President, nj the
meeting Of The Cabinet yesterday, submit
ted the rough draft Of his forthcoming an
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
Joke on a General.

Apropos of Gen. Faidherbe, an amusing
anecdote is related of an adventure which
befell him when he commanded the Army
of the North in the war of 1870. His
charger, a splendid gray Arab, had been
wounded at the battle of Pont Noyelles,
and the general was obliged to leave it be-
hind him at a farm. Some days after, as
Gen. Faidherbe was at lunch, a non
commissioned officer of the Prussian army
came up with a French dragon and a
horse which Gen. Won Cohen had sent him
with polite message, believing u to be
his property. The horse was miserable
animal, and Gen. Faidherbe, amazed at
the apparition, asked the dragon for
an explanation. The man related
that he had been taken prisoner with three
comrades by patrol of German cavalry
two days before, and that he had ait On
the bright idea of representing himself as
the orderly and his horse as the fayorite
charger of Gen. Faidherbe. The German
officers had communicated his statement
to Gen. Won Cohen, who had courteously
returned the animal to the French general
Gen. Faidherbe, however, asked the Ger
man soldier to take the dragon and the
horse back with him, and the man had to
return crestfallen at the failure of his
ruse. Gen. Won Cohen, as soOD as he
learnt the truth, directed that diligent
it had been so carefully hidden away that
he never succeeded in restoring it TO his
adversary. Times.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
The Average Country Journalist.

Every now and again see in the city
papers sneers at the country papers and
Jokes at the expense Of rural editors. II
may be that my experience has been Pc
culiarly fortunate, but have found that
the average country journalist with whom
I have come into contact has more brains,
more straight out, square toed ability,
more pride and interest in his profession,
and more money, than his city brother.
It is the graduates from the country
Offices who make the best men in metro
politan journalism
/ read of the country editor who takes
his pay in squashes and cord wood, but
see the country editor who pays me IN
checks on his local bank, checks which
are always good. read of the poverty
stricken rural newspaper man, but in my
experience, and have met a good many
Of them, the rural journalist is apt 10 own
. share in the paper he edits, the house he
lives in, horse aud buggy, while the
metropolitan writer who invents the
highly humorous paragraphs concerning
his country brother too often owes for the
coat on his back And finally, good
country editor is king pin II his locality.
He is looked up TO and respected ~ a
leader Of public opinion. q man who
knows what Is going On in the ws1la- /
can't imagine q more eaEsabl- position
than that Of the owner AMI editor Of q
good country paper. Compared 70 the
grind Of city daily, the work i light,
and the rewards are propo-t1ouateiy
greater-The Journalist
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
A Great Debt to Science.

The immense practical value Of me-
teoroloRy has been strikingly shown at
Calcutta The director of the Bengal me-
neurological department became aware of
the existence of a terrible storm in the
bay of Bengal five or six days before il
reached the land and gave timely danger
signals to keep vessels from leaving tho
river at Calcutta. One steamer failed to
heed the warning, and foundered, with q
loss of about 900 lives. Among six or
seven vessels kept safely in port were two
steamers bound over the same course as
the lost vessel, and with about an equal
number of passengers, whose escape from
death was undoubtedly due to the wis
dom of the weather forecasters -Arkan-
saw Traveller
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
Growth of Amateur Photography.

The rapid growth Of amateur plotogra.
ply is forcibly indicated by the number
and size of the amateur Photographic So
cieties. All the large and many of the
smaller cities have now one or more asso-
Citations Of this sort. The Society of
Amateur Photographers, of New York.
organized four years ago. is now q large
and prosperous organization, holding an
nual exhibitions and awarding diplomas
FOR the best examples of work il different
fields The society's influence has had
the effect OF elevating the artistic standard
not only OF amateur photography, but Of
Photographic art in general At the semi
monthly meetings the members discuss
with franhness the experiments they have
made, relate their mild vicissitu6es, de-
scribe their blunders and the resultant
discoveries. No one is ashamed that ho
should have made mistakes An amateur
who had no failures would be regarded al
sort Of artistic snob. As an offset to
this variety, where II exists, there is gen.
orally the humorous fellow whose plates
always eithO fog or s'frill," whose
prints freckle, and who, when be insists
- 'sxvering, his own papea, gets httls
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
NEED OF PRACTICAL EDUCATION
Fathers, Examine the Studies Pursued
by Your Son--MentaI Exercise.

l have been assured by learned pro-
fessors that the collegiate course ia merely
sn exercise. useful in forming and strength
eping the mind. Therefore, useless studies
become useful as dumb bells, stiffeninz
the mental muscles and imparting tone 70
the intelligence. Would not useful studies
aud the acquiring Of facts needed In the
daily grind to come be equally healthful
Ia the mindf
The most our pfaduates acquire IL
barely a smstterfng Of each subject
Why; Merely because there is not time
10 give each branch Of study conscientious
and exhaustive research. Il may he
asked why, sseB. the number Of studies
Il not limited The answer is simple
Between the vanity Of the parents, who
Ike 10 say that their sons are deep In this
abstruse subject OF that high sounding
science. aad the stubborn conservatism Of
the faculty, retaining Eighteenth century
sentiment In this Nineteenth century Of
practical life. the course is oiled with
tares and there Is no room far the wheat
OF what use are Latin and Greek 70 the
youth who must soon strip in the strug-
gle for breads The barest excuse il that
the; give al insight into the derivation Of
language WeIis A dictionary vii do
as much. Why waste four years in ham
Inering verbs and nouns, declenssons and
ooniugations into boy who Is destined
aftsrwari 10 sell coffee OF soap OF what
valuable use Is Preach, IL viii take scr
eral years 70 learn, and the requirement
Is purely ornamental, and IN mos. czses
lot worth dollar 20 the future man
Fathers, examine the studies pursued
By yo;1r sons. You viii find that you are
spending Jour money and wasting their
most precious time storing up gitstertn9
tinsei 20 the exclusion Of wha: can henef,
them IN the Steiner days 10 come Cas-.
them sd-tft upon the sea 0. life withou.
thorough education in some practical sub
Jet cl yalre 10 the world, and which In .
needy boar they rsaT coin into bread, and
you ara casting them adrsfs In shipe Il
led without lie prsssgy4 e -
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

nitrate OF silver on the END or his nose,
where it promptly bushes brown on meet
ing the sun, and can only be removed, If
it must be removed at once, with punlice
stone or sandpaper.
The Field day. has become an insti-
tuition with the amateur societies, and
woe to the sensitive who get in the path of
one of these armed bodies! On these ex-
cursions the member with the ''detective''
usually has his best sport in practicing
on the other members, who, at the mo-
ment of Photographic crisis, are not al
ways so impressive as they themselves
could wish.
What flow of developer after one
Of these country tours! Far into the
night, perhaps, the trays are rocking and
the lanterns dimly Pickering; and in quar-
tiers, mayhap, that were hard to secure
and duly transform. Countryside and
seashore know the amateur photogra-
pher, his practices and his needs We
cannot believe that the country boarding
house, certainly not the well regulated
hotel of the future, will neglect to incor-
porate in its table of attractions, Sim.
proved Dark Room for Amateur Photog-
raphers alexander Black in The Cen
tury
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

for us it was straight descent. 1 couIu
have dropped coin fair upon the hat of
the man beneath me. We were out upon
rocky shelf, but there were loose stones
Of all sizes all about us. l selected one
weighing about twenty-five pounds, the
miner got one equally rs large, and we
carefully crept back to the edge with
them. The fall of the smallest pebble
would startle the men below, and we
used as much caution as if our lives
would pay the forfeit After bit we
were ready. The men had not moved.
For about a minute I lost my nerve. 1t
seemed a horrible thing to do. Had
been alone l believe / would have re-
Tented. The miner seemed to read my
| thoughts, and he put his mouth to my
ear and whispered:
Remember how they shot the ranch
man, and remember that they take our
every shillingr'
We poised the stones on the edge of the
| cliff, and at whispered Now from
him we dropped them. ] heard them
strike, and drew back. He peered over,
and after a moment recovered his balance
and said:
"Now we can go down. Those Chaps
will never rob another coachr'
1t took US longer to go down than to
come up, but we made the descent in
safety, and walked around to and up the
rift. The fire had nearly died out. We
replenished ii and then saw that both
men were dead. 1t was o horrible sight,
and one l do not care to describe. Our
rocks had fallen squarely down on their
heads, and you can imagine the result.
There was dry, airy cave but few feet
away, and the gang had made the place =
rendezvous for long time. We recov-
cred every dollar our coach had been
robbed of and more than as much again,
which had been taken from others The
cave had big supply OF firearms, blan-
kets and provisions, and in mail bag
hanging on the wall were ten gold and
silver watches. We got altogether six
teen watches, five or six valuable pins
and firearms worth at least 5000 We
not only secured the wealth, but we made
an even divide and kept every dollar of it.
An attempt was made in Stockton to COM
pei us TO ''divvy' with several people who
had been robbed. but it was q failure. AS
the tourist was ont of ready cash we gave
him $500. but we would not even sell the
lieutenant back his watch at any price.
1t was told all over the slope that our
haul amounted TO S25, 1000 If it did we
earned every dollar of it, besides wiping
out bad gang and leaving the stage line
clear for the next six months.-New
York Sun
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
from 800 to $500 week Dan Rice.

from 800 to $500 week. Dan Rice,
who YVES considered the greatest Of them
all, was paid 1000 week, which was
the highest salary a clown ever received.
He was a bright, ambitious young fellow,
possessed of much originality, and he
reached the top notch Of his profession
Once an educated young Englishman, q
graduate of Oxford university, who pos
sessed excellent comic talents, was
brought over to this country, and he was
paid $500 week At the present day
the pay of the clowns ranges from geo 70
$50 a week ''-Courier-Jour
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
The Non-payment of Rent.

In the reports Of the health of towns
commissioners it is continually pointed out
that sickness is the chief cause of the nom
payment of rent One witness says:
"Three ont Of five Of the losses Of rent
that now have are losses from the sick
ness of the tenants, who are working men.
Rent is the best got from healthy houses. "
Another says: Sickness at all forms an
excuse for the poorer part not paying their
rent, and a reasonable excuse" so that
filth causes sickness, sickness inability to
work, inability TO work poverty and nom
payment Of rent, to say nothing Of starva-
ton. Science Book Review.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

eOO0Iu "A suukeo TUCK VI btuEm eofs
they are lost.
II they need mental exercise let them
tuggle with practical subjects-mechan-
les, bookkeeping, drawing, practical chem
istry, arithmetic, the English language
and physics. Let them learn how 70 keep
accounts, how 70 handle tools, how 70
build and work an engine, how to detect
adulterstions in staples Of commerce, how
to understand the machinery Of the great
practical world-and not learn the vaga-
ries of the land Of dreams.
II you have learned the bent of your
sons mind, confine him strictly 70 studies
pertaining to his calling and cast all
others away.
Our boys are not fools. They know the
uselessness Of half the labors imposed
upon them, and, being Americana, resent
the encroaching upon their liberty.
Rather than Latin o. Greek, they take up
the fantasticoes Of the poker deck, they
twankle q banjo, and are erudite only In
the latest laws appertaining to trousers
or collar. We neglect to give them
come skulkers In the rear. We turn
them loose upon the world with no means
for employment; they reply by becoming
idle and profiigate, premAturely wasted,
the soul Of Saturn in the body Of Adonis,
crowded from the race for fortune and
fame by striplinxs OF humber life, whose
education ran in narrow lines, but was
sturdy and sharp ~ ar al TO hew their
path.-Henry Guy Carleton In New York
World
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
A Ring on . Swollen Fingsr.

evil you please saw this ring OF my
finger2''
1t was an old woman who made this re-
quest of Broadway jeweler, and as the
worker in gold and silver took the
wrlnkled. though fat and shapely, hand
in his it trembled violently, and q tear
dropped upon the counter.
Excuse me-" continued the old lady,
''but it is my wedding ring. have never
had it off since was married-fortyfiy five
years ago. have refrained from having
it cut, hoping that my finger might get
thinner and that could take it of with
out breaking it,"
''And what If can remove it without
cuttingr' inquired the jeweler.
ssBut can your' said she, looking up In
half credulous way. 1T you can, do It
by all means"
Then the jeweler took the swollen
finger and wound it round from the top
downwartis in a length Of fat rubber
braid The elastic cord exerted its force
upon the tissues of the finger gently and
gradually until the flesh seemed 70 be
pushed down almost to the bone The
old woman's hand was then held above
her head for a brief interval Then the
bandage was quickly uncorded and re
wound about the member. This was re
peated three times, and finally it was
found upon uncovering the finger that It
was small enough 10 admit Of the rings
being removed with ease.
~ have never failed but once" said
the ieweler, sand / have removed many
rings from fingers even more swollen than
yours Do I charge for it Oh, yes ]
ask the same amount that ] would Ret
II the ring were LEFT TO Be mended After
being cut One dollar. Thank yuurs
and q he turrnd - hi bsnah and - e16
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

Col W. c. Crunl, the advance agent OF
Forep9ugh's circus. says: The day Of
the clowns is nearly over Formerly they
were half the show, but nov they attract
but little attention The enlargement og
the shows Is the CHEF cause The hg
shows now have two or three rings, ard
the circle Of seats ID 50 far OF thai the
peopae cannot hear the jokes Of the clowns.
n fhe Old days m Averages clown received
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20
Hard and Soft Water.

The Importance Of soft water for do
nestle purposes is illustrated by the ex-
perience of a large London asylum, in
which change from hard TO soft water
has resulted IN an estimated annual saw
ing in soda, soap, labor, etc, Of more than
81, O00.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

woman left the store he added: 'But after
all she might have done the same thing
herself It's not the work, however, l
charge for; it's the know how New
York Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-20

| In regard 70 planets, VS. must remember
! that . telescope does not give us birds
/ eye view. We see the nearest planet only
as an orb In which all such details Al on
our earth belong 70 continents are abso-
Iuteiy lost Mars, the planet most Ia
vorably seen, presents continents. oceans,
| ice patches and such cloud masses a. ex-
tend far enough 70 cover those larger fea-
lures from time TO time. But @e cannot
| hope to see rivers or mountain ranges on
| the ruddy planet.
know not, indeed, what 70 say about
certain markings which Sig Scbiaparelh,
Of Milan, and recently NJ PerrU.in, Of
Nice, think they have seen- They are
straight, broad bands running across the
continents, and lately sciapareIh has seen
them doubled
II they are canals they are enormously
broad. certainly twenty times wider than
the AiSsissippi ~ ST. Lc-is- They look
zoo regular and straight As schiapsrsIh
pictures them 90 be natural formations,
and IL be In right about their being double
they must be artificial The great Lick
telescope may tell N something ab<yut
these strange features; i nsst confess I
strongly expect that the telescope win tell
as tina; the parallel canals, IL not the
whole set, are optical Illusions. IL II, st
any rate. worth remarking that they hsvs
only ~ jet teen seen with telescopes u
moderate power and when the planet h
unfsvoratiy placed foe sbservatioE--
Richard A Proctor In Youth's Companion.
Under Life s~nt~see.
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for the comn;-sson 81 TIA; crime. and 10 TN
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allowed. what is 70 deter him from atszuups-
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be shall make dash for liberty. snd kin his
kssTeT. snd sbAli he h2oaxas back, hs 10
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